NetSpeedBuddy is a lightweight network monitor that lives in your Windows system tray, showing real-time upload and download speeds at a glance. It's a modern replacement for the dated speed meters that never quite fit in on Windows 11. clean, out of the way, and actually useful. It was built to stay out of your way. The app uses a very small amount of CPU and memory, so it never competes with your gaming, streaming, or work. Pin the live speed overlay to your taskbar edge for a native look, or let it float anywhere on your desktop. It matches your Windows light or dark theme automatically, so it blends into your setup instead of fighting it. Beyond live speed, NetSpeedBuddy shows you where your data actually goes. See which apps are using your connection, broken down by day and by billing cycle. Those figures come straight from the same records Windows itself uses, so nothing slips through — including the modern QUIC traffic that most network monitors can't see at all. If you're on a metered connection, set your monthly reset day to match your ISP's billing cycle rather than the 1st of the month, and watch your totals against your cap. No more surprise overage fees or sudden throttling you didn't see coming. Everything stays on your PC. No account to create, no cloud servers, no telemetry, no tracking of any kind. • WON'T TANK YOUR FPS : Low CPU and RAM usage. Never competes with your gaming, streaming or work. • PUT IT ANYWHERE : Snap the speed overlay to your taskbar edge, or float it anywhere on screen. • SEE WHERE YOUR DATA GOES : Per-app usage broken down by day and by billing cycle. • CATCHES WHAT OTHERS MISS : Reads Windows' own records, so it includes the modern QUIC traffic most network monitors can't see at all. • MATCH YOUR ISP'S BILLING CYCLE : Set your own monthly reset day instead of the 1st. Stay ahead of your data cap, not behind it. • LOOKS LIKE PART OF WINDOWS : Follows your light or dark theme automatically. No dated interfaces. • YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS : No account, no cloud, no telemetry. Everything stays on your PC.